More US cases of meningitis confirmed in deadly outbreak
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Tennessee confirmed on Friday four more cases of rare fungal meningitis, as health officials in 23 states scrambled to notify thousands of patients who received steroid injections linked to an outbreak that has killed ...www.reuters.com
Jobless rate tumbles to near four-year low
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. unemployment rate unexpectedly dropped to 7.8 percent in September, reaching its lowest level since President Barack Obama took office and providing a boost to his re-election bid.www.reuters.com
South Africa's Amplats fires 12000 strikers as unrest deepens
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) fired 12,000 wildcat strikers on Friday, a high-stakes attempt by the world's biggest platinum producer to push back at a wave of illegal stoppages sweeping through South Africa's mining ...www.reuters.com
Dollar hits two-week high vs yen on jobs; euro rallies
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar climbed to two-week highs against the yen on Friday after U.S. data showed the unemployment rate dropped to a near four-year low in September.www.reuters.com
American gunman killed in Israeli hotel shoot-out
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An American man opened fire in an Israeli seaside hotel packed with tourists on Friday after losing his job there, killing one person before being shot dead in a stand-off with security forces.www.reuters.com
Blue and green honey makes French beekeepers see red
MULHOUSE, France (Reuters) - Bees at a cluster of apiaries in northeastern France have been producing honey in mysterious shades of blue and green, alarming their keepers who now believe residue from containers of M&M's candy processed at a nearby ...www.reuters.com
James Bond films' history as dramatic as the movies
LONDON (Reuters) - The real story behind the James Bond film franchise is almost as dramatic as the 007 fantasies themselves, full of twists and turns, personality clashes, heroes, villains, beautiful women and narrow escapes, according to a new ...www.reuters.com
Californians hit with unprecedented gasoline price jump
SAN FRANCISCO/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Californians awoke on Friday to yet another unprecedented spike in the price of gasoline that brought the one-week increase in the Golden State to a whopping 36 cents a gallon.www.reuters.com
Merkel to visit Greece as money running out
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will make her first visit to Greece next week since the euro zone debt crisis erupted, in a show of support for Athens after it said it will run out of money at the end of November without fresh ...www.reuters.com
Oil dips as weak global economy offsets rise in US jobs
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Friday and headed for a weekly loss as a fragile global economy and uncertainty about Europe's debt crisis countered any support from a better-than-expected U.S.www.reuters.com
Iran blames economic "conspiracy" as criticism grows
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran will defeat a "conspiracy" against its foreign currency and gold markets, an adviser to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday, with pressure mounting on the authorities to deal with the rapid collapse of the rial ...www.reuters.com
Obama's lead over Romney slips to 2 points after debate: Reuters/Ipsos poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's lead over Republican challenger Mitt Romney has narrowed to just 2 percentage points since Romney's strong performance in their first debate, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Friday.www.reuters.com
Britain to extradite Islamist cleric to United States
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said it would extradite Islamist cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri to the United States as soon as possible after the one-eyed radical preacher finally failed in his eight-year battle to avoid deportation.www.reuters.com
Dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez arrested in Cuba: reports
BAYAMO, Cuba (Reuters) - Cuban authorities have arrested dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez in the eastern city of Bayamo where she traveled to cover the trial of a Spanish political activist facing vehicular homicide charges in the death of another ...www.reuters.com
EADS-BAE merger plan hits political crunch point
PARIS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Talks over a European supermerger between EADS and BAE Systems reached a political crunch point on Friday as Britain, France and Germany attempted to narrow differences on a $45 billion proposal to create the world's ...www.reuters.com
India may shut Kingfisher as fleet remains grounded
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Debt-strapped Kingfisher Airlines, devoid of a turnaround plan to get back into the air, faced a possible shutdown by the government after extending the grounding of its fleet for another week.www.reuters.com
US STOCKS-Dow hits five-year high on strong jobs report
NEW YORK, Oct 5 (Reuters) - The Dow Jones industrial average climbed to its highest level in nearly 5 years on Friday after an unexpected drop in the unemployment rate pointed to an improving economy.www.reuters.com
Motorola wins German patent case against Microsoft
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Mobile phone maker Motorola achieved a rare victory against software giant Microsoft in a patent case before a German court on Friday, the latest in a wave of patent lawsuits by technology firms fighting over market share.www.reuters.com
Manning and Brady renew classic rivalry
(Reuters) - Future Hall of Fame quarterbacks Tom Brady and Peyton Manning renew their rivalry on Sunday when the New England Patriots host the Denver Broncos in week five.www.reuters.com
Analysts slash targets after Zynga warns of loss
(Reuters) - Brokerages lowered their price targets on Zynga Inc's stock by up to 40 percent after the "Farmville" game maker slashed its 2012 outlook for the second time due to a decline in the number of paying customers.www.reuters.com
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